➢IETIEODIST.
BACK IN THE OLD Form.—A Louisville
writer for the N. Y. fliethodist says :—Rev.
C. B. Parsons, DJ). the most prominent
divine of the M. E. Church, Sofith,has just
withdrawn himself from that body in order
to join the parent M. E, Church. Political
or secession influence haibeen the immediate
cause of hastening his departure. His pa
triotic address.on Thanksgiving Day was the
climax---the head and front of his offending.
A writer'in a Louisville paper—a Methodist
—rejoices , at the step the Doctor has taken,
and promises that if he will consent to preach
hi this city, a large congregation can be ob
tained to wait upon his ministry. The same
writer claims to know many Methodists here
who are desirous of becoming members of the
old church of their fathers, from which they
were detached by mistaken men. He insists
upon their anxiety to return, and their deter
mination "no longer to submit to the juris
diction of bishops and presiding elders who
are now and have been in rebellion against
their government." A truly loyal church is
"demanded, and the Doctor is pressed to take
the matter in hand. His de - termination,
however, is to connect himself with one of
the New Albany (Ind.) churches, and await
the moving of events.
The unconditional Union men in the dif
ferent charges of the city feel pressed to the
abovemeasure, and this circumstance, it is
believed,. willlead to an extensive movement
back to the old fold. Indeed, as the member
'ship relax their hold on slaveiy, and shall
lay hold on Christ,. there will -be nothing to
'divide his dear children, and all will again
be one in Christ Jesus, to the glory of the
Father.
ReArivALS.—ln the Methodist church we
have reports of revivals in many places,
chiefly in the West. Among them are New
Albany, Indiana; La Carpe, Ohio ; ; Rising
Sun, Indiana ; Moscow and Neville, Ohio ;
Bloomfield, Indiana; Patoka, Indiana; Crest
line and Newark, Ohio. Several places in
Illinois and lowa are also mentioned as sharing
in the gracious visitation. We also notice
that some of the New York churches were
blessed in connection with the week of prayer.
REVIVAL IN SMYRNA, DEL.—About sixty
have recently been added to the membership
of the Methodist Church in Smyrna, Del.
the fruits of a protracted. meeting.
FOREIGN
MISSIONS OF THE AMEELICAN BOARD.
From the Afi.s.sionalv Herald for February we
glean the following particulars:—
Sandwich Islands. —ln October two new
Associations were organized in Hawaii, out of
churches and ministers previously connected
with the Hawaiian Evangelical Association. ,
Twenty-four churches were organized out of
the large unwieldy churches which have been
in existence during almost the entire history
of Christianity on the Island. Four preachers`
were licensed and eight were ordained and in=
stalled over the churches. Full natives were
thus for the first time set apart for the sacred
office. The place where the gospel was first
preached on the islands had the first Hawaiian.
pastor. Dr. Gulick, Secretary of the Hawaiian
.Board, was prominent in these movements,
which are of the greatest importance to the
prosperity of the churches and the progress
of the cause. It is full time to meet the ex
traordinary Puseyite aggressions with a tho
roughly organized Protestant church. We
note, as quite singular in the proceedings,;
that Dr. Gulick performed several of the or
dinations alone. The foreign residents at
Hilo have contributed $346 50 to the Board.
The trustees of the Oahu College have
elected Prof. W. D. Alexander as President
of that institution. Four "Sisters of Mercy"
attached to the " Reformed Catholic" mis
sion, have arrived at the islands from Eng
land. The American ladies at Honolulu were
spoken of; Nov. 8, as busy gettink up a fair
to aid the Christian Commission, hoping to
realize fifteen hundred or two thousand dollars.
A missionary writes :—" Intemperance and
licentiousness are sweeping over the whole
extent of our islands like a flood. The whole
weight. and influence of the king and most of
the chiefs, the Govermnent, and the two
branches of the so-called Holy Catholic
Church, is to drown the remnant of this na
tion in these sinks of iniquity. On the first
Sabbath in October, thirteen persons were
received to the second church at Honolulu,
on profession, and several backsliders were
restored."
China. —Mr. Blodget writes from Pekin,
Aug. 8 :—" The great rebellion in China is at
an end. The Anglo-Chinese army, under
Major Gordon, advanced from Shanghai by
an inland route, capturing the cities of Kw'un
Shan, Suchau, and Chang-chau, at which
place Major Gordon retired, leaving Nanking
to be captured—an easy prey—by the Impe
rialist army. Th. -:pity fell on the 19th of
July. Our prosper..., as to continuance and
permanence of labor in this city, have never
been more cheering. Daily the Word is
preached in several places with all freedom.
In our mission we propose to open two day
schools, with funds furnished by fiiepds for
that purpose. I hope also to open another
chapel before long. ),
Nestorians.--Rev. Dr. Perkins, in a letter
- dated October 25, gives the following sum
mary of results in the Seminary :—" The
number of graduates since Mr. Stoddard took
charge of it, in 1844,, has been about. eighty.
Of these three or four only were" hopefully
pions when they entered the school, while
only Jour have left it who were not professors
of religion. Sixty-two are now engaged as
preachers and pastors, a part of them also
teaching; and eleven others teach school in
• Winter, 'nd are helpers in the work of he
Lord as they have opportunity."
Syria. —Hasbeya Church, scattered and
diminished by tho terrible events of 1860;
whea the city was the, scene of one of the
most awful massacres of the Druze rebellion,
is lifting its head feebly from the waste and
desolation. In November the church was
reorganized with eleven members, Mil) cele
brated the - Lord's Supper, first renewing,
publicly and formally, the covenant which
they had individually assumed on entering
the church. This they did standing, in the
presence of the congregation, and then sealed
their vows with the emblems of the new cove
nant. It was a cheering and hopeful sight,
contrasting most happily, with the desolation
that stared on them from blackened walls and
heaps of ruin: all around.
Zulus.—Mr. Lindly wrote fro.n Inanda,
September 30, expressing a wish that he
could attend another missionary convention
..in the United -States, and make a new speech,
whicla he had in mind, and remarks :—"You
Would think it more encouraging than any
thing you have yet heard from South. Africa.
Alhathenism is losing its reputation among
the heathen•themselves. We are wondering,
almost eiery day, at the changes we see id
them.' 'These are all for the better. Some
of „them are very significant, and ii simply
exiii truthfully described, wind& go much
deeper than the visible smile the description
might create. We hope that several, at our
station, have recently been born again. Some
of them, children of church members, are not
more than twelve years of age,; others are
adults. We never had more encouragement,
and were never happier in our lives." -
Rnanees of the Board. —ln Order to raise
the required $600,000, estimated to be neces
sary with gold at-.Vo—it has been more than.
that, as all know, ever since ,the meeting of
the Board—sso,ooo a month are, necessary,
but for the firstfour months ending December
31st, theyhay.e been only $.27,106 per month
or, in all, $108,424. This sum, small as it is,
exceeds the amount received during the same
time last year by $12,814; but for the whole
year the excess needed will be near $70,000,
without any advance upon the el timated
average cost of gold. Friends of the cause,
therefore, will perceive that, to say the least,
the present is no time to shrink from vigi
lant and earnest effort.
OTHER. SOCIFITES.—The London Mission
ary Society reports the income of 1863-4 at
£81,073. Also 227 churches and 26,814
members. Its missions in Polynesia are .of
highly encouraging character. The most for
midable obstructions to theprogress of Chris
tianity in the Islands of the Pacific have been
the deadly wroneinflicted upon the defence
less people by white men bearing the Christian
name. Vessels, well armed and supplied
with all appliances for success, were sent out
from the - ports of Peru, to capture, by fraud
or by force, the natives of various Polynesian
groups, and convey them as slaves to labor
and to die in the mines of .that country.
.These vessels were fitted out by a well-known
mercantile house in Lima, and partly with
British capital: and such was the success of
their inhuman enterprise, that upwards of
two thousand victims were torn from their
homes, and, if they survived the cruelties of
the voyage, were doomed to the aggravated
horrors of slavery. ~Several Several hundreds of the
sufferers were native of the Pciarhyri Islands,
and the Union group, and others of Niue, , or
Savage Nand. Into all these groups the
Gospel has been introduced, by the native
evangelists of our society; arid, so signally
had the Divine blessing been vouchsafed to
their humble labors, that thousands of the
barbarous people had been turned from idols
to serve the living God, and to enjoy the
peace and happiness which re:kerning mercy
never fails to bring.
he English Church, Missionary Society
makes the 'following cheering report of its
former field in Sierra Leone, now for three
years in a. position of self-dependence :
" The voluntary contributions of the people,
have supplied .the stipends of nine native
clergymen, at a higher rate than the Society:
had paid ; each of the congregations has con
tributed largely to the repairs of the churches ;
several have commenced the erection of new
stone buildings instead of the wooden churches
in which they have been accustomed to wor-•
ship. In addition to these local objects the
subscriptions to Bible and Missionary S'ocie
ties have risen to a higher amount than in
any previous years. All these contributions,
are raised, not by large donations from a few
prosperous traders, but by frequent small
donations of nearly every family in the colony.
The habit was happily introduced, with the
the first introduction of Christianity, of a
weekly payment from every adult Christian
convert ; and every 'Christian family now
freely gives a penny a week towards the
Church. Fund, in addition to the support of
schools, and of Bible and Missionary Societies.
For more Intelligence, suitable to the
monthly concert, see Religious World Abroad,
page 39, inside.
PREMIUMS FOR NEW,SUBSCRIBERS.
Our list of new names is receiving con
stant accessions. In some places the num
bers are doubled and even trebled. Wher
ever pastors take a personal interest in the
work, the results are in the highest degree
encouraging. The Synod'siist now numbers
about THREE HUNDRED, leaving two hun
dred names yet to be procured. May we
not look to those brethren and church ses
sions in the Synod who have, as yet, done
little or nothing, to fill the deficiency ?
We print again our offers of premiums
for new subscribers. Ministers and Home
Missionaries who, from lack of means, find
it difficult, to procure important recent theo-'
logical books, should take advantage of
these offers, as many already have done, to
enrich their libraries, benefit their people, ,
and enlarge the circulation of the paper.
CASH PREMIUMS.—For one subscriber,
paying full rates in advance, seventy-five
cents ; for four subscribers, paying in the
same manner, $5.00, and for more at the
same rate. For a club of ten, paying club
rates, in advance, $7.50.
ger Retain the prethiums and remit us
the balance.
'VALUABLE BOOKS.—For four new names,
paying at full rates in advance, we offer the
choice of JOHN HUSS AND HIS. TIMES, 2
vols. Bvo., SHEDD'S HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN
DOCTRINE, 2 vols., 8 vo. Of these books,
we have sent away many copies to all parts
of the field as far west as Minnesota. Of
Shedd's History, but a few copies •are now
remaining. To this list we have added two
recent publications of great importance;
-
- LANGE'S GREAT HOMILETICAL COMMEN
TARY, a.-perfect library in itself, and the
best aid' in Scriptural sermonizing any
where to be found. It is. one large Bvo.
vol., containing an immense amount of mat
ter. Also, the Publication Committee'S
last valuable work •
GILLETT'S HISTORY OF
_PRESBYTERIAN.:
Ism, the only history of the Presbyterian
Church in this country extant. Should be
in every minister's library. ,
Either of, works will be sent by
mail post-paid, on the receipt of FOUR NEW
NAMES, with the pay at full rates, in ad
vance. .
ASSEMBLY'S DIGEbT.—For. Three new
subscribers, paying as above, we will send,
post-paid, a copy of the Assembly's Digest.
THE DIGEST WITH JOHN .u... 'Er
USs, OR THE
HISTORY OF DOCTRINE.—For a club Of ten,
paying club rates in advance,_ we will send,
post-paid, both the DIGEST and JOHN Huss,
or SHEDD'S HISTORY, as may be preferred.
CHILDREN bi? THE' BATTLE-FIELD.—
This elegantly-illustrated piece of music - ,
the words of which were first published as
a prize poem in the American Presbyterian,
-and which has been sung with great ap
plause, especially in Western New York,
will be sent, post-paid, for a single subscri
ber paying in advance. •
LIBRARY OF TEACHERS' AND SABBATH
SCHOOE DOORS.—A library of over eighty
books for Sabbath-School purposes, em
bracing many of the works of A. L. 0. E.,
John Todd, EllenMontgornery's Book-shelf,
late issue's of Martien's, 'of the American
Tract Society, New York, and of the Publi
cation Committee, will be sent, free of ex
press charge, for TWENTY-FIVE new'nameS
paying at full rates, or for. THREE CLUBS of
ten each, at club rates, in advance.
It should be' understood that pre
miums are awarded for bona ; fide subscribers
only—not for names paid for by the person
seeking the premiums.
Sir No .premiums given for Subscrip
tions of Ministers or Home Missionaries,
unless they pay at full rates, the terms
being as low as practicable already.
THE AMIatiQA,N PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1865.
STATlStwilli COMMISSION
From U. S. Sanitary Bulletin
THE TWO COMMISSIONg-COMPARA
TIVE ECONOMY.
We invite attention to the article in the pre
sent number, on "Paid and Unpaid Agents."
It is worthy of being read and considered,
and as it suggests a few thoughts, we ask at
tention to them, as follows:
Who pays the Agents?" The answer is,
the people. They may contribute their money
to either or both of the Commissions, or they
may pay their agents for doing the work of
the Commissions, directly from their own
hands. The fact is, that the Sanitary Com
mission pays its agents from its own treasury,
that treasury being supplied by the people.
The. Christian Commission does the same
with its perma,nent delegates in the field, their
treasury being supplied from the same boun
tiful source. But there is a class of delegates
who g.o to the front as volunteers, meanings
by this term, gratuitous laborers, upon whose
claim to voluntary service much stress.is laid,
as an argument in favor of the economy of
the Christian Commission. Let us examine
this subject, and it will be seen that the sys
tem of ,a volunteer agency is more expensive
than that of a compensated agency.
The Sanitary Commission pays`for its relief
work in the field forty-five dollars per month,
to each agent, in addition to his subsistence.
The permanent Christian,Commission dele
gates receive no less, but we. believe, more
than this sum ; fifty dollarshaying been stated,
as their salary per month.
The small difference of five dollars per
month need not be thought in this com
parison,,beyond.the mere statement. The
salary f all relief agents, in both Commis
sions, is meagre
,enough tcr - Eiatiskthe most
careful and even parsimonious spirit.' Thy: ,
work of such men, wholive•amid the- eißmi.
sures and dangers of the front• to do; gobil'l6 ,
our suffering soldiers, cannot be estimated by
dollars and cents and the pittance giVert•them
ought never to be complained _
But we desire to meet the question of 'vol
service upon its real merits. Ministers
of religion are usually selected by the Chris
tian Commission fof this service, and each of
-these pesters is supposed to be receiving a
salary, which may vary from five hundred to
five thousand dollars per year : we will esti
mate the average, however, at the low mark
of eight hundred dollars per year for pastoral
service at home. Taking this average to be
fair, when these parties volunteer their ser
vices to the soldiers for a month, they are in ,
receipt from their congregations of sixtY-five
dollars for that wont' is pastoral service, in
addition to subsistence and travelling expen
ses from the Commsion. They, are thus the
gainers individually, for the time being, by two latter items being added to their
salary, while the cost of supplying their places
during their absence must also be borne. by
the people at home. Now add the cost of
subsistence and transportation. A delegate
may go from Maine'or Minnesota, as from any
part of the country. He may go to Washing
ton or Annapolis only; or he may go to New
Orleans or Texas ; but, until he reaches a•
base of supplies; either at the West or East,
he is at the expense of transportation by steam
boat or railway,' and though a portion of his
fare may be generously commuted by the
companies transporting him, it will not be un
just to allow forty-five dollars for his average
cost to and from the front. It thus costs one
hundred dollars a month 'to pay the volunteer
agents who go to the, field for temporary and
inexperienced service. Take the two or three:
thousand delegates who have gone to the'field
as temporary volunteers for the Christian
Commission, and count .their cost to the
charity of the country at one, hundred• dollars
each, and-we have the volunteer system, re-,
gulling two or three hundred' thousand flak
lars to pay its delegates. • ••,'
Meanwhile the permanent delegates are}
moving on in the daily track of duty, hard,-
exposing,, dangerous duty, at the low figure
of forty-five and fifty, dollars per month ; be
coming inured to hardships, accustomed to
labor, skilled by experience, known to officers
and men, and reaping rich harvests from their
constant seed-sowing.
It is not assumed that this vast' expense is
borne by the Commission directly, but by the
people, and the very people who find fault
with the expensiveness of paying agents to go,
to the front—the people who will oppose the
Sanitary Commission because it pays its hard
working, constant agents forty-five dollars per
month, while the Christian Commission pays
its permanent agents fifty—these very people
will pay double the sum to volunteees ' and
complain of others having their small stipend
of forty-five dollars. •
, The system would be a gratuity—a most
generous and note-worthy gratuity, if the cost
of this voluntary service could be turned'to
account. If the pastor going as a delegate
would. bestow his monthly salary upOn the aid
society of the congregation or village from
which he goes, and allow the service to be in
deed'an offering for the soldier, it would then
be entitled to the claim - of voluntary service;
but as it is, it cannot be claimed as gratuitous.
We commend the system as a successful one
for securing the sympathy of a very woolly
class, and for committing their influence in
behalf of the Commission which obtains their
service, but when it is presented to the public
as an economical system, in comparison with
that which trains and keeps its ago f.s, and
pays an acknowledged and standard sum, we
must protest against it, and ask the" people
not to misjudge in the premises.
Again, When certain 'churches agree to elm:
ploy and pay agents one hundred dollars each
per month, and send them away as delegates
of the Christian Commission, we assert that
they are not to be ranked as volunteers,, gene.=
rously giving their services to the Commission.
They are paid.
The war is the people's war ; the army is
constituted of the people ; the Commissions
were originated' and are sustained by the peo
ple. The people may do as they will, and
they are prepared to believe the following
simple example in arithmetic, and decide tor
which they pay the most money. -
Sanitary Comn?ission's -work for six months at
any given point:—
Two permanent agents each at $45 per month..... $540
Transportation to and - from the frontats4s each. 90
Christian Commission's work for six months at
any given point by one permanentagent, and
six volunteer delegates who remain but, one
month each, and whose term of aniline is equal
to that of a second permanent agent :
'One permanent agent at $5O per month $3OO
'transportation•
• •
Six,yolunteer delegates, one month each, at a 5345
____
cost to their eongregationeof $65 per month WU
Transportation at $4O 270
$660
•
One permanent agent. 345
Six volunteer delegates, remaining one. month
each., time of , service equal to a second perma
nent agent 6.50
.. . ..
Total expenses of Christian ' Commission polloY
to charity of the country for six months $lOO5
Total expenses of Sanitary Commission policy for ' .
same labor and time........ 630
Economy of San. Commission's policy in six mos.. $375
Economy of San. Commission's policy in one year. $750
Assuming each Commission to employ one
thousand agents per year to do a given workq
the colt to the common benevolence of the
county of the Christian Commission's policy
over and above the policy of the Sanitary'.
Commission would be three hundred TO
,seventy-five thousand dollars ($375,000) each,
year.
THE MASON & 11Alvanz CABINET ORGAN.
—with your eyes shut, you cannot distinguish
its sound from the pipe organ itself; and the
advantages that commend it are': its price—
for it can be had for one, two, three, or four
hundred dollars, according to the size you
wish ; it takes up very little room, and may
stand in any part of the church ; it is not
affected by heat or cold, or any change of
temperature; it remains for a long period in
good tune; and lastly, it can be sent by ex
press or otherwise any distance with safety.
It is admirably adapted to the performance
of sacred music, psalm tunes, anthems, chants,
etc.; and any one who can play.on the piano
can readily master the Cabinet Organ. It is
a grand accompaniment when the congrega
tion sing, and is just the instrument that
ought to be used in all churches where the
people all-wish to have the privilege of bear
ing a part in the praise.—Neto York Observgr.
TifEu.E are six sorts of people at whose
hands you need not expect much kindness.
The sordid and narrow-minded think of no
body but themselves; the lazy will not take
the trouble to serve . you; the busy have not
time to think of you; the overgrown rich
Man is above minding any one who needs his
assistance; the poor and unhappy have
neither spirit nor ability; the good-natured
fool, however willing:is not capable of serv
ing,you.—Kurg7t.
DEATHS.
ROOD.—On Tan.27th, SAMUEL RINGIIAM HOOD
only son of Thomas Rood, Esq., of this pity, aged 16.
glrtrat 4,lltitts.
.e . A LECTITRE.—Two Months in South
ern Italy.—Rome, Ancient and. Modern; Naples on
the Beautiful Bay. Vesuvius; the Burning Mountain.
Pompeii, the Buried City. By Rev. SO 'RN McLBOD,
at the Reeseville' Church. on Tuesday evening, Feb.
7th; 1865, at 734 o'clock. Tickets, 25 cents.
.
Phibidielphia Trait and 'Mission So
ciety. The eightieth meeting in behalf of this So
ciety, will be held in the Moravian Church, corner of
Franklin and Wood streets, on Sabbath evening, Feb.
sth, at 7i4 o'clock. Several speakers will address the
meeting. Public invited.
j°BEPH H.
S 9 l 2Hl N est l !it St
41F- Daily Valois -Prayer _ > ceiling', from 12
to 1 o'clock, in the Hall, No. 1011 Chestnut street.
Walk in and give a fewoments to Elod -and your
soul.
"Prayer was appointed to convey
The blessings. God designs to give.
' Lorig ad they live should Christians pray.
For only while they pray they live."
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curing Galls, Sprains, Bruises, .Cuts, Cramps, Weak.
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I have the utmoSteonfidence in the Pain Killer, and
therefore recommend it to the public as the bestreme
dy for horse flesh yet discovered: No farmer or owner
of horses ; should be without it ,constantly on hand. I
have had over forty horses in constant use, in the ora-:
nibus business, and have never known it to fail many-
case.where I haVe used it.
A. PHILLIPS,
Providence, R. I
Prices, 25 centb, 50 cents, and $1 per bottle.
4tlis Vutfitatirrits.
AGNES
T R K- FRIENDS - OF CHRIST
TN THE
ARMY AND NAVY 'HOSOIYALS
The 11. S. Christian Commission, at, Philadelphia,
have' made ran apprppriation toward placing these
well-known books. with four others of kindred spirit.
- by the . same author,. ('Rev. Dr. Adams, of Boston).
in the Armyy, and Navy Hospitals, and they invite the
numerous friends of these valuable works to aid in es
tending their ciroulatiow.
The Books are as follows:
THE FRIENDS OF CHRIST IN. THE IsTENV
TESTAMENT.
'CHRIST
,A, FRIEND.
THE COMMUNION SABBATH.
AGNES. •
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CATHARINE.
'BROADCAST'. A hook oferiginal detached thoughia.
They have- all been revised, with a view to their
being circulated by all denominations. As books of
consolation and inAructiOn. they have received' the
hlghest encomiums here and in Great Britain, We
wish to supply our officers; soldiers, seamen; and the
hospital libraries with them., and we can dispose of
them without , any assignable limit.
Arrangements have been madewith Messrs. Ticknor
Fields, publishers of the works of Rev. Dr. Adams,
by British an ' • •
A_ll,lll - Y EDITION
of these excellent books, in plain, strong binding, can
be furnished by the Christian Commission -as follows:
One set of the six books, orals of any.of them, for.s4 50
Five sets do. ... 430 volumes in 20 00
Twenty-five - do: - (150 volumes inallV- , ' 100'00
' Ordep for,one or more sets of these books, with the
meney, mid any special designation, marbe left witli
'either, of the gentlemen named below, - ori:the books
may be.obtained directly from the Publishers.
Donations are solicited, which will be acknowledged,
.and the - books at once forwarded by - • ,
NATHAN BISHOP, !DD. D.,
30 Bible House, Now Tork,
CHARLES DEMONDeEso.,
91 Washington street,Aoston,
Or by the undersigned, ' •'"
- . h'. A.. BREWER,'
President - of Springfield Branch of U. S. Christian
'o=ll:Mission. •
Springfield, Mass., Jan. 19, 1505.
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Selections from six. chapter of 2cl Samuel,
David and Absalom, a Poem N. P. Willis
Selections from the Tragedy of Madbeth...Shalweere
The Song of the. Forge—The Plough, the
Anchor, and the Sword Anonymous
The Ocean Byron
The Toast, a ballad Scott
Ballad of New Orleans—The fight between
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The Oath An Invocation to Patriotism...
T. Buchanan Read
The Shooting Party—A Hamorous Sketch,
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Selection from. Job, chaps. gwiii., xxxix.
Moral and Philosophical Reffections on '
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Selections from the Merchant of Venice—
" The pound of flesh"
Catawba Wine
The Skeleton in Armor
The Mantle of St. John De Matha; or the
Legend of dm Red, White, and Blue,
.Our Heroes
'Sheiidan's Ride
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